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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lindernia monticola
FAMILY
Linderniaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
If the flowers are not present, the plants are so wiry-looking that you might not notice them at all Read more about Flatrock Pimpernel at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lindernia monticola
FAMILY
Scrophulariaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America
Lindernia monticola
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 166-09-004:
Lindernia monticola FAMILY Scrophulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ilysanthes monticola
COMMON NAME:
Flatrock Pimpernel, Riverbank Pimpernel, False Pimpernel, Piedmont Pimpernel
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JK Marlow jkm110416_761
April Etowah County AL
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JK Marlow jkm140426_614
April Pickens County SC
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JK Marlow jkm140426_614c
April Pickens County SC
Sepals linear-lanceolate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Keith Bradley kab_l_monticola_5092
April Lancaster County SC
Forty Acre Rock Heritage Preserve
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Keith Bradley kab_l_monticola_5097
April Lancaster County SC
Forty Acre Rock Heritage Preserve
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_l_monticola_2
April
This flower apparently did not read the book.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_lindernia_monticola
April
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_lindernia_monticola_4
April
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JK Marlow jkm220503_7435
May Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm220503_7437
May Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm220503_7438
May Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
Flowers are 2-lipped: the upper lip is 2-lobed, the bottom 3-lobed, per Guide to the Plants of Granite Outcrops (Murdy & Carter, 2000).
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JK Marlow jkm060604_033
June Pickens County SC
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JK Marlow jkm060604_040
June Pickens County SC
A basal rosette of half-inch elliptic leaves, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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JK Marlow jkm0507k_05
July Greenville County SC
Wildcat Falls Wayside Park
Leaves primarily in basal rosette, stem lvs strongly reduced upward to bracts, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm0507k_06
July Greenville County SC
Wildcat Falls Wayside Park
The white to violet flowers are solitary, per Guide to the Plants of Granite Outcrops (Murdy & Carter, 2000).
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JK Marlow jkm0507k_07
July Greenville County SC
Wildcat Falls Wayside Park
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lindernia monticola
FAMILY
Linderniaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lindernia monticola
FAMILY
Scrophulariaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America
Lindernia monticola
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 166-09-004:
Lindernia monticola
FAMILY
Scrophulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ilysanthes monticola
2080
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: In seasonal seepage on granitic flatrocks, mesic hammocks, pine savannas, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in GA Piedmont (uncommon or rare elsewhere)
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal rosette
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Lavender-blue/Pale blue
Bilaterally symmetrical
5 sepals
2-lipped corolla
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Yellow, light tan
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p202
- Guide to the Plants of Granite Outcrops (Murdy & Carter, 2000) p34
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p090
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p091
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p329
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p160
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